A storefront in the center is vacant because a district justice office was redistricted. The county has been looking to sublet the space, for which it has a lease at $3,800 per month until 2018. That's a good idea - trying to recoup some money citizens are paying for a vacant office.

And now the county has a taker for the space - albeit at just $1,000 a month. That's better than taxpayers footing the entire $3,800 a month.

The hitch?

The subletting tenant is a church, SonLight Chapel.

And there's a clause in the township zoning code forbidding strip joints within 1,000 feet of a church.

Hmmmm .... interesting situation.

Oddly, it could come down to a matter of grandfathering.

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The Office proposal, though quite recent, came before the lease to the church. That might mean the 1,000-foot rule doesn't come into play.

Which could result in the awkward situation of a house of porn just a few doors down from a house of worship.

If that happens, well, SonLight could look at the bright side.

The Office could bring a lot of potential business its way. If you're a church, go where the sinners are, right?

In the end, the decision on whether the strip club gains approval must be based on law rather than religion or morality.

At the same time, The Office's operators should listen to the voices in this community. Legal or not, they're clearly not wanted there.

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